Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-06
OUR GIRL.
BY JULIA DITTO YOUNG.
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VINO stole the horse pistol my uncle car
ried at the battle of Gettysburg, one who
made a chicken fricassee and poured the
gravy thereof down the kitchen sink, the
one who had epileptic fits, the one who
ate whole box OF desiccated oocoanut
and nearly died from the effects, the one
who preferred kerosene to bindings for
lighting the fire, the one who had escaped
from the luuatic asylum and had to be
taken back there in q carriage. Dear,
dear! Really, think that the creatures
would have given me a brain fever, only,
Is my husband said, 1 hadn't enough
brains to have it with.
But at last radiant being dawned on
our darkness and lent us ner and, one
whom we could regard not only with
liberation, hut even with respect. and to
whom we could proudly and affection.
ately refer as "uur girl" Her parents
both Germans, had died twenty years be-
fore, Wien she Was a baby, and she pad
been brought up in Lutheran home Tor
orphans. Tue maIrOns and sisters of tha,
institution had thoroughly instructed her
in domestic service. but they had appa-
rently tailed 10 imOue her with religious
principles, ana she was an unworthy dis
ciple OF Martin Luther so Tar as spiritual
" were CbuCtiHGu. sue never went
TO church, possessed no Bible, and when
about her work sang snatches OF
waIlZes ard German love songs rather
than hymns.
1t was marvelSo me how her tinv
hands and feet could perform the labor
they did, tor she was a little butterfly Of
timing. and her slight figure IN its neat
calico dress was a5surdly diminutive. |
am bound to admit that her dimensions
were much augmented on occasions OF her
going out by he adv 'ntitlOus aid of hoop,
stltf1v starched skirts, aud immense
GalEsoorough hats. She was pretty al
ways, whatever she wore. with her
magnificent bTaids of Jet black hair and
great black eyes, whose SOFT briiliancy
was not OutsbOne even by her faVOrie
Rhine stone earrings. Her complexion
was OF that clear pale tint so much ad-
mired in refined circles, but this pall0r
was exceedingly distastelul to her, and
she WAS accustomed to remedy il by
abstraCling q petal from an artificial
,Jacquen not rose, bought for the purpose,
and transferring some OF its perennial
bloom to her cheeks.
enjoyed a very calm and peaceful sea.
son wniie size lived with me, and not
wave of trouble rolled across my peace
full breast during the wi ole eighteen
months she washed, irOned, baked and
scrubbed in our house. Her reign wa
unmarked by the Odors of scorchnp
steaks the crash of falling china; the
only sounds that ever penetrate d to nv
sanctum were the pleasant ones of her
light hearted singing and merry
laughter. | think / never saw her de
pressed but once, when she came up
stairs with rcd eyes to tell me her aunr
was dead and she would like to 90 to the
funeral.
The only thing against her, there's al.
ways something, you know, was her 60
ing out so much. 1t never seemed 10
make any difference in ner work, for
after spending most of the night at a
ball she would fly about all next day
with no decrease Of speed and energy
But my husband said it was per-
fectiy scandalOus to have her letiinp
herself in With her key in the wee sma'
hours.
suppose some OF the neighb0rs should
see her, what would they think: z" he de-
manded.
Its not what any one thinks, it's
question OF right and wrong" I declared
gravely. Ought to let a yGurg girl lIV-
ing under my roof imperil her health. her
reputation even, perhaps the eternal vel
fare ~ her sOul?'
decided IhatI ought not, and finally
when several hapless young women had
been murdered by their attendant swans
in adjacent cit'es-you know DOW those
things break out all over the country a.
once, Ike an epidemic--I spoke 20 her On
the subject in a hAsitatIng manner. ard
IN well.bclccied words Of Lain deriva-
tion inform her that good name in
man or woman Was the immediate Jewel
OF the soul; also That men We're decelyers
ever: also that in shady cell where none
may spy him sits sin to seize the soul
that wander Dy him. But sbe only
laughed, and soon convinced me that
she had more practical knowledge OF
life than / shall have il live 10 he a
hundred, so after that | knew she could
take care Of herself and was more easy
in my mind.
worried good deal about her money,
thOugh, OF course. it vas none of nv
business. / 2OGldT't imagine where u
went to. for she had neither tue splendid
wardrobe nor the comfortable bank ac-
count naturally TO he expected from the
prIncrly iucume of 50 a week Ladies' OF
wealth are frequently heard to as~cYera'e
that servant glrl Oulht TO dress de-
Gently and save money out Of her wages
1t il 80 easy, hen you yourself are wear
ing seaskIn aud diamonds. to question.
the right oi less fortunate mortsls to the
red ribbons and nickel haiTpins where
withal they love to adorn their persons.
Without possessing the sealskin and d a.
mOnds, nevertheless felt it nv impera-
tive duty TO demonstrate with Kitty upon
her reckless expenditures.
"Teil me hitty." said, coaxingIy,
"what dld you do with your last months
pay?'
well" sue replied, after some delib.
GRAFTON. 81 bought malt an ounce 81
Marie Stuart cOlogne-that's a quarter OF
R dollar"
laughed. "You are Ike the man
who spent $40 50 fooisolv that the
only account Of 1t he could render 20
his wife was, Il give foiye cents TO the
prasteP"
Then there's that string OF pink Ro-
man pearis--you said YOU self they were
cheap at 80 cents"
yes" sdmitted-they bad looked
so soft and pretty on rer neck while she
was waiting Tor her lover he previous
evening that they were cheap at any
price.
The iist Of her purchases was soon
exhausted. "There's car tickets and
tootbb ana | think THAT'S all" she
concluded, except box Of powder.
"You wouldn't believe how quick l use
one up.'
"Y0u shouldn't u9o it at Sll--you do1't
need it, and its 49, on OF style" said,
severely. "NOw, EiI;y, 2aw do you sup
pose you and ttGt y;unC mar are ever
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